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Community Consultations Results Report Cover
InkLab
22 March 2026

No worries? Australian attitudes to national security, risk and resilience

This landmark report by NSC draws on nationally representative surveys involving more than 20,000 Australians to refelect a whole-of-nation threat perception.
  • Community consultations
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Conflict
  • AI
  • Disinformation & Media Manipulation
  • Economic crisis
  • social cohesion
Blueish purple gradient with a map of Australia and a magnifying glass with an exclamation mark in the middle
NSC/InkLab
22 March 2026

Two in three Australians worried about ‘national security’ and perceptions of underpreparedness widespread: new national study

Australians are increasingly concerned about the country’s security environment, and most feel the nation is underprepared for the threats it faces, according to new research by NSC.
  • Community consultations
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Conflict
  • AI
  • Disinformation & Media Manipulation
  • Economic crisis
  • social cohesion
Man holding a Palestinian flag
Photo by Ahmed Abu Hameeda on Unsplash
12 June 2024

What's Palestine's plight got to do with Australian Indigenous rights?

Ben Scott writes about the dangers of conflating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.
  • Israel-Palestine
  • Conflict
  • War
  • Indigenous Peoples
Voices from across Australia cover
NSC/InkLab
22 March 2026

Voices from across Australia: Community Consultations Engagement Report

Drawing on in-person consultations across the country and 100 written submissions, this report captures how Australians understand national security in their own words.
  • Community consultations
  • Climate Change
  • Defence
  • Military
  • Conflict
  • AI
  • Disinformation & Media Manipulation
  • Economic crisis
  • social cohesion
The National Security Podcast
18 Mar 2026
The National Security Podcast

What is driving the war in Iran – and what comes next?

In this episode, Beth Sanner and Dr Rodger Shanahan join Justin Burke to discuss the drivers of the Iran war, and examine the broader implications for regional and global security.

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The National Security Podcast
05 Mar 2026

Plotting a through line: February 2026 geopolitics update

In this episode, Justin Burke speaks with Euan Graham and Gorana Grgić to discuss the through lines on the surprising geopolitical events that ushered in 2026, imagining a world without the US at its center.

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Apple Podcasts
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Papua New Guinea Minister for Defence Billy Joseph meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles at Australian Parliament House for the Ministerial Forum.
(Image Jay Cronan/ADF)
19 November 2025

Poland rail blast spotlights Russian sabotage in Europe and Zelensky goes to Turkey

David Andrews interview | Monocle Radio
Thucydides & Herodotus outside Austrian Parliament Building
Everbruin/Wikimedia
08 January 2026

When the strong act, the rules bend: Venezuela and world order

Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva | Lowy Institute
Australian Army soldiers and Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers are brought ashore by Papua New Guinea Defence Force coxswains during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in Papua New Guinea.
(Image: CPL Cameron Pegg/ADF)
17 November 2025

Be serious, Paul Keating: we need more defence spending, so spare us the cheap shots

Jennifer Parker | SMH
Book cover of Ian Kemish's book, Two Islands
Ian Kemish
07 February 2026

Former ambassador Ian Kemish writes about Europe's 'forgotten' war in debut novel Two Islands

Ian Kemish interview | ABC
Global North vs. Global South map
BlueHypercane761, Wikimedia
24 April 2026

In a fractured world order, where does the global south fit in?

Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva | The Conversation
Master of Peace and Conflict Studies
30 September 2025

Deterrence, diplomacy and development

William Leben and Martina Zapf | Development Intelligence Lab
A People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate of the type that accompanied an amphibious ship
ADF/Defence Imagery
19 February 2026

The Chinese warships Australians never got to debate

Jennifer Parker | Lowy Institute
Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012
FinnishGovernment, Wikimedia
12 April 2026

Xi is planning a ‘peaceful’ Taiwan deal Trump can accept

Rowan Callick | The Australian
China
07 November 2025

Navy officer’s chilling warning: How war with China could reach Australian shores and bring the nation to its knees

Jennifer Parker interview | Daily Mail
Putin laying flowers at the Motherland monument at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery
Alexei Danichev/RIA Novosti via the Kremlin
24 February 2026

Four years of folly: mired in Ukraine, Putin won’t back down

Peter Tesch | The Strategist
Image of AI-generated Lego soldiers
Explosive Media/X.
23 April 2026

What to learn from Iran’s outperformance in its meme war with the US

Meg Tapia | The Strategist
South East Asia map
Emile, Adobe Stock
26 February 2026

Sabah’s borders: Indonesia joins Malaysia-Philippines dispute

Sue Thompson | Lowy Institute
Penny Wong attending the 2025 Anzac Day parade, Adelaide
Yu Chu Chin, Wikimedia
09 March 2026

Australia considers call for military help from Gulf states

David Andrews interview | ABC
King Charles III and President Trump at state dinner
The White House, Wikimedia
26 April 2026

For King Charles, this could be his greatest challenge

George Brandis | SMH
The RAAF's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft is expected to be operational in the Gulf within days
LACW Nell Bradbury, ADF
10 March 2026

Australian spy plane to watch Middle East battle space

David Andrews interview | Country News
A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft from No 2 Squadron, departs RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW.
LAC Stewart Gould, ADF
12 March 2026

Australia is right to help defend Gulf states

Jennifer Parker | The Strategist
PM arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, in Israel on February 25, 2026
Office of the Prime Minister of India, Wikimedia
05 March 2026

Israel’s strategic anchor to the east

Anthony Bergin and Ramesh Thakur | Australian Jewish News
Silhouette of oil tanker ship navigating through dark misty ocean fog industrial transport
NataloChka, Adobe Stock
10 March 2026

Australia is right to support the US in Iran - but can only offer limited help

Jennifer Parker | Financial Review
City bombed_Ai generated
Adobe stock
04 October 2024

Israel must be supported in using force against foes

Anthony Bergin | The Australian
Nuclear missile launch
US National Archive
08 March 2026

Lessons from Operation Epic Fury

Walter Colnaghi | National Security Industrial Policy
India and Pakistan Flags on a Cracked Wall Symbolizing Political Tension
Miftakhul, Adobe Stock
16 June 2025

The May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict

Frédéric Grare | NBR
HMAS Warramunga escorting RFA Fort Rosalie through the Strait of Hormuz
LSA Rhys Withers, Defence Imagery
20 March 2026

Iran's position of power in the Strait of Hormuz

Jennifer Parker interview | ABC
David Andrews on 7 News
7News
11 September 2025

Israel strikes Hamas negotiators in Qatar

David Andrews interview | 7News
AI generated image of US and Iran flags on a cracked wall
Creuxnoir, Adobe Stock
31 March 2026

Australia walks diplomatic tightrope on Iran War

Rory Medcalf interview | Bloomberg